A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ...

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A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ...
Author
Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.
Publication
London :: Printed by Gregory Dexter,
1643.
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Subject terms
Narragansett Indians.
Narragansett language.
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"A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A66450.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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Observation.

As commonly a single person hath n•…•… house, so after the death of a Husband o•…•… Wife, they often break up house, and liv•…•… here and there a while with Friends, to all a•…•… their excessive Sorrowes.

Tou wuttîin?Where lives he?
Awânick ûchickWho are these?
Awaùn ewò?Who is that?
Túnna úmwock? 
Tunna WutshaûockWhence come they?
Yo nowêkinI dwell here.
Yo ntîinI live here.

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Eîu or Nnîu?Is it so?
NùxYea.
Mat nippompitám∣menI have heard nothing.
WésuonckA name.
TocketussawêitchWhat is your name?
Taantússawese?Doe you aske my name?
NtússaweseI am called, &c.
MatnowesuonckaneI have no name.

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